Extremists

“No one should be treated like a second-class citizen for saying ‘I don’t need to wear a mask,’ or saying that my medical records are my privacy based on my HIPAA rights, and so I stand by all of my statements. “I said nothing wrong. And I think any rational Jewish person didn’t like what happened in Nazi Germany, and …

Law & Crime reports: According to the charging documents, Leonard Pearso Ridge IV posted at least five videos from the siege at the U.S. Capitol that enabled the FBI to identify him, adding to the growing list of rioters whose social media bluster about participating in the insurrection have filled the pages of court documents. “Let’s go, let’s go. Get …

Phoenix’s Fox News affiliate reports: According to the documents, which were filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Micajah Joel Jackson is accused of Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority and Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds. Court documents state that agents compared a selfie taken …

Reuters reports: U.S. authorities have confiscated roughly $90,000 from a Utah man who sold footage of a woman being fatally shot during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, according to court filings. Prosecutors also have filed additional criminal charges against the man, John Earle Sullivan, a self-described political activist who is …

The Idaho Capital Sun reports: He’s banned from the Idaho Capitol building, but that didn’t stop Ammon Bundy from taking the first step toward running for Idaho governor. Bundy, who lives in Emmett, filed paperwork Friday to appoint a treasurer to a campaign for governor. The anti-government activist appeared to have appointed himself as treasurer, but according to a Secretary …

The Hill reports: A Washington, D.C., federal judge has ordered Jacob Chansley, the Jan. 6 Capitol rioter known as the “QAnon Shaman,” to undergo a psychological evaluation. In an order on Friday, Judge Royce Lamberth said there is “reasonable cause to believe that a competency exam” for Chansley is warranted. The examination will determine whether he is “presently suffering from …

The Daily Beast reports: Former New York City police officer and current Queens GOP district leader Philip Grillo admitted to the FBI that he breached the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection pro-Trump—but said he “was drunk at the time.” That’s according to an FBI search warrant application obtained by The Daily Beast, which says Grillo told agents after …

Reuters reports: Nearly four months after the U.S. Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defense lawyers to their demands. Lawyers for more than a dozen defendants said plea talks so far have foundered because prosecutors demanded their clients turn …

“Nancy Pelosi is enjoying herself mask-free at the White House while she’s running a tyrannical, oppressive workplace here at the House of Representatives. “She’s forcing us to wear masks, abusing our individual freedoms, demanding that members of Congress get the COVID vaccine, which is still not approved by the FDA by the way and you can’t even demand to know …

Via press release from the Justice Department: Today, a Florida man and self-identified Proud Boy was arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Daniel Lyons Scott, 28, of …

Mediaite reports: Jack Posobiec, the notorious pro-Trump internet troll who made a name for himself pushing the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, has been hired by Turning Point USA, the conservative youth group run by Charlie Kirk. Posobiec rocketed to social media fame as a relentless proponent of Pizzagate, a bizarre theory that claimed Hillary Clinton and her allies ran a child …

Media Matters has the transcript: What I believe is a few bad apples utilized this to their benefit, and it was aided and abetted by leadership. I’ll give you an example. So when President Trump saw the huge gathering the day before, over — across from White House, he initially gave access to 1,000 to 10,000 National Guard troops. The …

The York Daily Record reports: A Pennsylvania woman, who had allegedly forced her way into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, demanded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers be handed over to insurrectionists, shouting: “Bring them out now. They’re criminals. They need to hang.” According to the FBI, Pauline Bauer, of Kane, went on to tell Metropolitan police …

The Independent reports: A Florida man has been arrested and charged for violence at the Capitol insurrection, including pushing a female police officer, something the suspect allegedly said was “the coolest thing I’ve ever done”. Daniel Paul Grey stands accused of Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds, Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder and many other serious …

Buffalo’s NBC News affiliate reports: Four more people from New York have been arrested in connection with the US Capitol riot that took place in January. According to investigators, they received an anonymous tip that Traci J. Sunstrum was observed in a Facebook Live video inside the US Capitol. The FBI says they received numerous tips from the public that …

Mediaite reports: The FBI has released new videos from the Capitol riots trying to identify suspects at the scene. Both videos show individuals attacking law enforcement, one of whom is wearing a Make America Great Again hat. “Suspect #106 is shown attempting to rip off an officer’s gas mask, then picking up a tactical baton and hitting officers with it,” …

Law & Crime reports: Facing criminal prosecution in two states, hard-right hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman had their civil liabilities dramatically expand on Wednesday, with a federal judge giving the green light to New York Attorney General Letitia James’s (D) effort to stick them and others with a $2.75 million fine for robocalls allegedly designed for voter suppression. “There …

Law & Crime reports: Federal authorities charged a Texas man accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol after he appeared in several photographs and videos taken inside and outside the Capitol building wearing a red hat emblazoned with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan. The FBI said that a person who has …

Talking Points Memo reports: Albert Watkins, the “Q Shaman” Jacob Chansley’s attorney, said his client had Asperger’s syndrome and indicated that Chansley’s mental state — and the impact of Trump’s “propaganda” efforts — would play a role in his case. “A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all …

ABC News reports: A New York man who faces charges in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was caught after someone overheard him discussing the event at the dentist, according to federal court documents. Daniel Warmus, of Buffalo, is charged with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of government business and violent entry. According to a statement of …